Foxbat
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Foxbat is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet-era Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, a high-speed, high-altitude interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft developed during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NATO reporting name ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial |
nickel-steel alloy
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stainless steel ⓘ titanium in limited areas ⓘ |
| armament |
air-to-air missiles
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bombs on reconnaissance-strike variants ⓘ |
| category |
jet aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew |
one
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two on trainer variants ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-speed interception of high-altitude targets ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
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high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ high-speed bombers ⓘ |
| developedBy | Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1964 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
MiG-25P
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MiG-25PD NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-25PU NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-25R NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-25RB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1970 ⓘ |
| length | about 23.8 meters ⓘ |
| maxSpeed |
around Mach 2.8 in operational use
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over Mach 3 in emergency conditions ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | around 36,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| NATOReportingNameFor |
MiG-25P interceptor variant
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MiG-25R reconnaissance variant ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defection of Viktor Belenko to Japan in 1976 in a MiG-25 ⓘ |
| powerplant | two Tumansky R-15 turbojet engines ⓘ |
| range | around 1,200 kilometers without external tanks ⓘ |
| refersTo | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
interceptor aircraft
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reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 20,000 meters ⓘ |
| status |
in limited service in some countries
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retired from Russian service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Algerian Air Force
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Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Libyan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 14.0 meters ⓘ |
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